Martin Rohwer claimed his first Sunshine Tour title in spectacular fashion as he led from start to finish at the Investec Royal Swazi Open in eSwatini.
He was co-led with England’s James Allan after the opening but a 12-point haul in the second round saw him take solo lead with 30 points and never looked back.
18 points in round three saw him to take his tally to 48 to open up a six-point lead heading into the final round.
Rohwer was relentless in the final round, earning himself 11 more points which took his total to 59 and delivering him a maiden victory in the process.
‘It feels unbelievable to be honest,’ said Rohwer.
‘It justifies the fact that I can maintain a lead and play under that type of pressure in a four-round tournament instead of the three-round tournament. Hopefully, I can use that experience in the future.’
In a format like the Modified Stableford, there was always going to be pressure from all over and in the final round, players like Jake Roos and Steve Surry who both came second with 47 points, Rohwer showed maturity to not throw his lead away at any stage of the final round.
‘For me, the key was keeping the ball in play,’ he said.
‘I never, really, got short-sided or I didn’t really look like making a bogey. I kept things stress-free from that point of view. But I played well the whole week; I stayed patient. I had a game plan and I stuck to it and I’m glad it paid off.’
Sharing the fourth spot behind Surry and Roos was the duo of Zimbabwe’s Stephen Ferreira and veteran Jean Hugo with 45 points.
